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n any given morning I can open up my laptop and find probably half a dozen articles on our opioid abuse problem going on in the U.S. The words in the headlines change, but the content and message are sadly always the same: Opioid and heroin addiction are rampant. Sometimes the article is simply reporting...
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Those who keep a close eye on the pharmaceutical news know that our country has a drug trafficking, abuse, addiction and overdose problem of epidemic proportions. Now, I have been very outspoken about how misleading these statistics are sometimes presented. For example, we call it an...
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Pharmacy news, I have found, often reflects much more than scientific and medical innovations – it gives us a glimpse into what is going on in a culture in terms of their values, emotions, pains and problems. Right now all the pharma news and medical media are screaming one message very loudly: ...
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Sometimes I play street hockey. Well, actually it is more like driveway hockey. And I only play goalie. That’s because my 10 year old son loves to shoot and score on his old man. But sometimes he misses. And sometimes I make an awesome save. DENIED! As pharmacists we sometimes have to take the...
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Our local newspaper, out here in the middle of nowhere, recently reported on a visit by Chris Herren to a nearby High School to share his story of drug addiction and recovery. Chris, as some may know, is a Massachusetts native and former NBA Denver Nuggets & Boston Celtic player. In his 2 season NBA...
